Unlike asteroids, which can hit the Earth’s surface and cause havoc, meteorites burst into flames when they get close to Earth.
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how to defeat asteroids
Robin George Andrews (WW Norton)
For a generation of scientists and science fiction fans, Hollywood movies like Armageddon and deep impact It has helped shape and terrorize society. The risk of an asteroid wreaking havoc on Earth and wiping out large swaths of the planet and humanity on it is real.
But as science journalist Robin George Andrews writes: How to defeat an asteroid: The real science of planetary defensethere is danger…
Source: www.newscientist.com
